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Samsung Chromebook Series 3
Samsung Chromebook Series 3
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Acer Aspire V5-571P-6499
Acer Aspire V5-571P-6499
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Toshiba Portege Z935-P300
Toshiba Portege Z935-P300
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Price $249 at 1 store $586 at 1 store $1,195 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 15 reviews 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews
Release date October 18, 2012 September 26, 2012 October 02, 2012
The Bottom Line The $249 Samsung Chromebook is a good extra computer for cloud-loving Google-centric Web users. For under $700, the Acer Aspire V5 proves that a touch screen can work in a budget-priced Windows 8 laptop without cutting too many corners. The Toshiba Portege Z935-P300 is an excellent ultrabook value if you can overlook its few design shortcomings.

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Packaged Quantity 1
 1
 1
Software Included Info unavailable Info unavailable Norton Internet Security 2012 (1 year subscription)
Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator
Toshiba Bulletin Board
Toshiba ReelTime
Toshiba Service Station
Toshiba Hardware Setup Utility
Toshiba Web Camera Application
Toshiba Wireless LAN Indicator
Toshiba Resolution+
Adobe Acrobat Reader
SRS Premium Sound 3D
Adobe Flash Player
Microsoft Office 2010 Starter
Toshiba PC Health Monitor
Toshiba HDD Protection
Toshiba Supervisor Password Utility
Intel Wireless Display Technology 3.0
Microsoft Windows Media Player 12
Toshiba Assist
Google Toolbar
Toshiba Eco Utility
Windows Live Movie Maker
Google Chrome
Microsoft Silverlight
Toshiba Media Controller
Toshiba Value Added Package
Toshiba Bluetooth Stack
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Essentials
Toshiba Disc Creator
Toshiba Sleep Utility
Toshiba HDD/SSD Alert
Toshiba Laptop Checkup
Toshiba Video Player
Toshiba Book Place
Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Writer
Face Recognition software
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Storage 16 GB
 500 GB HDD / 5400 rpm
 128 GB
SSD
Battery 2-cell - up to 6.3 hour(s)
 4-cell - up to 5 hour(s)
 8-cell - up to 8.4 hour(s)
System Type Chromebook
 Notebook
 Ultrabook
Product Description Samsung Series 3 - 11.6 in 5 - Google Chrome OS - 2 GB RAM - 16 GB
XE303C12 - Exynos 5 - 16 GB Flash
 Acer Aspire - 3rd Gen Core i5
V5-571P-6499 - 15.6 in i5-3317U - Windows 8 64-bit Edition - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD
 - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB
Toshiba Portégé Z935-P300 i5-3317U SSD
Graphics Info unavailable Intel HD Graphics 4000
 Intel HD Graphics 4000
Operating System Google Chrome OS
 Windows 8 64-bit Edition
 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Dimensions (WxDxH) 11.4 in x 8.1 in x 0.7 in
 15 in x 10 in x 1 in
 12.4 in x 8.9 in x 0.6 in
Weight 2.4 lbs
 5.3 lbs
 2.5 lbs
Optical Drive Info unavailable DVD SuperMulti
 Info unavailable
Networking 802.11n None
 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None
Bluetooth 4.0 HS
 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None
Bluetooth 4.0
Processor 5 / 1.7 GHz / 1 MB Cache
Samsung Exynos 5
 3rd Gen Core i5
Intel 3 i5-3317U / 1.7 GHz ( 2.6 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache
 Intel 3rd Gen Core i5
3 i5-3317U / 1.7 GHz ( 2.6 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache
Display 11.6 in
LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD
 15.6 in LED backlight Yes CineCrystal 1366 x 768 / HD
 13.3 in
LED backlight TruBrite 1366 x 768 / HD
Memory 2 GB
Flash: 16 GB DDR3L SDRAM
 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
 4 GB
DDR3 SDRAM
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